Star · F5V
HIP 12562
HIP 12562 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Cetus, 153.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 153.1 light-years (46.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,730 K |
| Luminosity | 7.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 41m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 32′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.98). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1873. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 12562, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.19, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 13681 12.2 light-years
- HIP 12005 12.4 light-years
- HD 15906 12.9 light-years
- CFBDS J025718.08-124853.1 14.5 light-years
- SDSS J023547.56-084919.8 15.8 light-years
- CFBDS J030226.67-143719.2 16.2 light-years
- HIP 12897 16.6 light-years
- HIP 12964 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.